He returned to Zhan Jiayi's side and said, "I told you not to look at your phone, why didn't you listen? I can't stand those things online, let alone you. For the sake of the child in your belly, you must control your emotions. As soon as the ambulance arrives, I'll send you to the hospital."
Zhan Jiayi gritted her teeth and nodded.
She knew being a mistress was immoral, but she always held onto a sliver of hope, thinking it was her own private affair, and no one could interfere.
As long as she could capture Xie Zhendong's heart, even his wife wouldn't be able to defeat her.
But she never expected her past and private life to be exposed online. Facing such a powerful wave of public opinion, no matter how strong her mental fortitude, she couldn't withstand it.
To comfort her, Xie Zhendong said, "I will use legal means to sue those online trolls and send them to jail. I'll have the court serve subpoenas to the major websites. They won't dare not to delete the posts, and then everything will be fine."
Zhan Jiayi's mood finally calmed down a bit.
Before long, the ambulance arrived.
Before getting into the ambulance, the nurse took her blood pressure and performed an electrocardiogram. Her blood pressure was found to be dangerously high, and she was immediately rushed to the hospital.
While undergoing examinations at the hospital, Xie Zhendong stayed by Zhan Jiayi's side.
He initially thought Zhan Jiayi had fainted due to excessive emotional fluctuation from seeing the attacking remarks.
However, after the doctor's examination, they suspected she had gestational hypertension and required further tests.
Zhan Jiayi couldn't believe it. She had been very careful with her health since becoming pregnant and maintained healthy lifestyle habits.
The doctor explained, "Gestational hypertension has nothing to do with your lifestyle habits. It's likely caused by certain substances from the placenta entering the mother's body after pregnancy. Don't worry, this condition is controllable."
Zhan Jiayi asked worriedly, "Will it affect the fetus?"
"As long as you control your blood pressure as we instruct during your pregnancy, it will not affect the fetus." The doctor then left her room.
Since she became pregnant, Zhan Jiayi had occasionally felt dizzy, but she never thought it was high blood pressure.
It was already five or six months into her pregnancy, her body hadn't become too plump, and she generally felt fine.
If she hadn't fainted from extreme anger this time, she wouldn't have come to the hospital for this specific check.
Seeing that she remained silent after the doctor left, Xie Zhendong assumed she was too worried and anxious.
"Don't worry, I'll hire the best obstetrician-gynecologist. You and the baby will be fine."
Zhan Jiayi suddenly hugged him and cried, "We shouldn't have been together. Is this karma? I'm a mistress, I don't deserve to have a child, nor do I deserve your care..."
"Don't talk nonsense. After this matter settles down, I will give you a proper status. Let's see who dares to gossip then!" Xie Zhendong said, his heart aching for her.
Zhan Jiayi stopped crying and asked in surprise, "A status? How is that possible? You have a wife?"
"Feng Rou has gone too far, trying to push you and the child in your belly to a dead end. I will no longer let such a venomous woman be the mistress of the Xie family."
"You mean you want to divorce her? But she'll take half of your family fortune."
"No, just wait to become my wife." Xie Zhendong already had a plan in mind.
Zhan Jiayi was almost overwhelmed with joy. She never expected Feng Rou's actions to inadvertently help her.
...
After hanging up Xie Zhendong's call, Feng Rou stood still in the hall.
A servant came over and asked, "Madam, it's time to take the young master out. The young master and the nanny are waiting in the car."
Feng Rou came back to her senses, waved her hand, and said, "We're not going out today. Where is the young madam?"
"The young madam is in her room, she probably hasn't woken up yet," the servant replied.
Feng Rou hummed and sat on the sofa. She took out her phone from her bag and looked online.
My goodness, the internet was full of posts cursing Zhan Jiayi. The more she read, the more relieved she felt, thinking every post was accurate and well-written.
Let's see if this woman would ever have the face to see anyone again.
After feeling relieved, she understood why Xie Zhendong had been so angry on the phone just now. This had thoroughly infuriated Xie Zhendong.
But it wasn't her who did it. After thinking about it, she could only conclude that Sasha was responsible.
Sasha's move was indeed clever, but it intensified the conflict between her and Xie Zhendong.
Moreover, Sasha hadn't consulted her before acting on her own, and Xie Zhendong mistakenly believed it was her.
She couldn't explain it even if she had a hundred mouths.
The more she thought about it, the more she felt used by Sasha. She went upstairs directly to Sasha's room, determined to make Sasha explain to Xie Zhendong.
She knocked forcefully on Sasha's door. She heard Sasha lazily ask from inside, "Who is it? I said I'm not eating breakfast, don't disturb my sleep."
"It's me, open the door." Feng Rou's voice outside the door was enough for her to hear.
Soon, Sasha opened the door from the inside, still in her pajamas, her hair messy, clearly just woken up.
"Mom, is something wrong with Jie Jie?"
"Jie Jie is fine." Feng Rou entered her room and showed her the posts on her phone. "You had these posted online."
Sasha admitted without hesitation, "Yes, you've seen them. Aren't they satisfying? Such a shameless woman deserves to be cursed by everyone."
"Why didn't you discuss it with me before posting?" Feng Rou said unhappily. "My relationship with your father-in-law was already tense because of this woman, and he just called me angrily, thinking I did it."
Sasha said "oh" and tidied her messy hair. "Mom, don't be afraid. Now that this woman's reputation is ruined, Dad will naturally stay away from her..."
"I don't care about that now. You need to go and explain to your father-in-law that I didn't do this, you did it yourself, and it has nothing to do with me." Feng Rou said with a serious expression.
Sasha smiled and said, "Mom, it makes no difference whether you explain now or not. Do you think Dad will believe you if you go and explain? He'll still think you sent me."
Feng Rou was stunned for a moment. Sasha was right; it was impossible to clear her name now.
"Then what should we do? I don't want him to misunderstand me."
"Mom, what are you afraid of?" Sasha said. "Are you afraid Dad will divorce you? He won't. If he divorces you, he'll have to give you half of his assets."
Feng Rou couldn't quite explain what she was afraid of. She knew what Sasha said was true.
But she felt that Xie Zhendong was far more calculating than she realized. In fact, for most of her life, she hadn't known his true thoughts, and that was the most terrifying thing.
She said irritably, "You don't understand. I don't want our relationship to reach a point of no return. Whether he believes it or not, change your clothes immediately and go explain to him. You did this, and it has nothing to do with me."
Seeing Feng Rou's firm attitude, Sasha reluctantly agreed, "Okay, I'll go and explain to Dad now. I won't implicate you."
"That's for the best. From now on, tell me before you do anything, and don't act on your own." Feng Rou didn't shy away from telling her, "By the way, your father-in-law hasn't said that Jie Jie won't be the heir, so don't cause any more trouble. Let the Xie family have some peace."